Pop-Up Exhibit: Plants of the Winter Solstice

Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (National Park Service) Come check out this seasonal pop-up exhibit in the Rock Creek Nature Center to learn about the plants of the winter solstice. Craft your own winter solstice-plant inspired decoration to help us decorate the exhibit hall for the holiday season. Ongoing through Dec. 29th.

Free

Holiday Flavors at USBG

United States Botanic Garden 100 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, United States

(DC) (US Botanic Garden) Want to know more about holiday herbs, spices, and fruits? Drop by the Garden Court in the Conservatory to talk with Adam Pyle, USBG Horticulture Project Manager about the plants that give us the familiar flavors of the holidays! Bring your questions and connect with USBG plant science professionals in this Expert Is In program.

Free

Hillwood Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden

Hillwood 4155 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Hillwood) Explore the bones of Hillwood’s peaceful winter gardens with Jessica Bonilla, director of horticulture. Evergreen plants take center stage, deciduous woody plants become architectural, and hardscapes become more important. Winter’s cool light shapes the experience, and we can sense more subtle shades of green and brown. The few flowers in bloom are very special, and the texture of ...

Free – $15

Pop-Up Exhibit: Plants of the Winter Solstice

Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (National Park Service) Come check out this seasonal pop-up exhibit in the Rock Creek Nature Center to learn about the plants of the winter solstice. Craft your own winter solstice-plant inspired decoration to help us decorate the exhibit hall for the holiday season. Ongoing through Dec. 29th.

Free

Hillwood Tour: Bones of the Winter Garden

Hillwood 4155 Linnean Avenue NW, Washington DC, United States

(DC) (Hillwood) Explore the bones of Hillwood’s peaceful winter gardens with Jessica Bonilla, director of horticulture. Evergreen plants take center stage, deciduous woody plants become architectural, and hardscapes become more important. Winter’s cool light shapes the experience, and we can sense more subtle shades of green and brown. The few flowers in bloom are very special, and the texture of ...

Free – $15

Pop-Up Exhibit: Plants of the Winter Solstice

Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

(DC) (National Park Service) Come check out this seasonal pop-up exhibit in the Rock Creek Nature Center to learn about the plants of the winter solstice. Craft your own winter solstice-plant inspired decoration to help us decorate the exhibit hall for the holiday season. Ongoing through Dec. 29th.

Free

Winter Native Plant Sowing

Black Hill Discovery Center 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, MD, United States

(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Are you interested in starting your own native plants, even if you don’t have a greenhouse? Then join us to make your own native seed winter sowing containers. We will provide the materials, and you choose the seeds to try. Stop in any time during the program. Supplies are limited.

Free

Virginia Winter Greens Walk

Long Branch Nature Center & Park 625 S Carlin Springs Rd, Arlington, VA, United States

(VA) (Virginia Native Plant Society) Join Margaret Chatham of the Potowmack Chapter of VNPS for a modest ramble at Longbranch Park on natural surface trails that go uphill and down, looking at woods and a small meadow. We’ll see evergreen natives, early spring ephemerals, or exotic plants stealing a march on the natives. Plants that are green in the winter each ...

All About Skunk Cabbage (Virtual)

(MD) (Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary) Join volunteer Siobhan Percey for a webinar on the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, Maryland’s First Flower of the Year, blooming in January. This is but one of its fascinating characteristics. It is alleged to be over 72 million years old, changing little over that time. This event is rescheduled from Jan. 9th. On Sunday, January 19th ...

$5

Deep Dive: NoVa Native Grasses (Virtual)

(VA) (Arlington Parks) The grass family is one of the most diverse and globally important plant families, including corn, wheat, bamboo, turf grasses, and many beautiful native grasses! These often-overlooked plants are intricately beautiful upon closer inspection. Come learn about how grasses work and how to identify them. Adults. Teens ages 12 and up welcome to attend with a registered ...

Free

Invasive Plant Identification Walk

Lake Fairfax Park 1400 Lake Fairfax Drive, Reston, VA, United States

(VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Identify some of Fairfax County's common invasive plant species. Explore ways to lessen these plants around your home. 8 to Adult. More Fairfax County Parks events can be found here.

$8

Winter Greens Field Trip

Gatewood Preserve 2800 Grays Road, Prince Frederick, MD, United States

(MD) (Maryland Native Plant Society) Learn to identify some of our evergreen plants.  We’ll explore the meadows and forest in search of the ferns, herbaceous plants, and trees that are green in the winter. Co-sponsored by Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay,  Calvert Nature Society and Calvert County Division of Natural Resources. Leader: Karyn Molines

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